Ask any lifelong Miamian this one simple question: “If you could bring back one closed Miami restaurant, what would it be?” And the answers will come fast and furious.
Wolfie’s. Rascal House. Taco Viva. Bojangles. Chicken Unlimited. Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips. Rudy’s Sirloin Steakburgers. Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour. Every Miami native has one.
Personally, I’ve always loved this question. However, over the years, I’ve realized the restaurant itself is only part of the story. What keeps pulling me in are the little details hiding in plain sight. The things most people drove past for decades without ever realizing their significance.
The buildings that remember
Take Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips…